Age-Related Decline in Brain Resources Modulates Genetic Effects on Cognitive Functioning

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-244

  Lindenberger, Ulman ^a   Nagel, Irene E ^a   Chicherio, Christian ^a,b   Li, Shu Chen ^a   Heekeren, Hauke R ^a,c   Bäckman, Lars ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aging; cognition; dopamine; genes; resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 85088968539     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.01.039.2008     Document Type: Review

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